| Location | Belfast |
| Age | 69 years |
| Date of Birth | 8/1937 |
| Date of Death | 4/2007 |
| Visitors | 1,057 since 12/08/2007 |
| Creator |
Name.John mc alea
d,o,b 09/08/1937
occupation.taxi driver
married to josephine
3 daughters marie,karen,paula and 1 son john
My dads illness was c.o.p.d a lung disorder.My father was brought up in Ardoyne in a family of 6 and
was a very keen footballer he played at irish league level. As the troubles took their tole on
people my farther Like all the men he knew wanted what was best for his children. We were brought
up in the New Lodge, in alexander house no.7 . what good times we had there.My dad was a very
thoughtful man who done alot for his communit after a number of years my father opened a taxi firm
on the oldpark road (Parktaxis) it opened in 1981,twenty years later my father took ill .He battled
c.o.p.d for 8 long years until he could rally no more. I got a phone call at 4.oclock on easter
monday 2007, it was my niece saying uncle john please help me my granda is not breathing, (I new it
was bad). When i got down to my fathers home he was lying dead in the hall. That vision will never
leave my mind. Three days later my father was buried with full honours it was to be the hardest day
of my life,it wasnt,it was the proudest day of my life. He is so missed by everyone its unreal but
he always said when he dies he will not be getting anything that other good people havent got.
love always...your wife josephine..daughters marie,karen,paula and son john
His words to comfort us was,IM ALRIGHT
As the song said .I NEVER WILL FORGET HIM FOR HE MADE ME WHAT IM AM THOUGH HE MAYBE GONE MEMORIES
LINGER ON .I DO MISS HIM MY OLD MAN LOVE JOHN
hi.
hi m8 was up at the grave 2day i hate goin their to see u, i prefer to remb u the way u were b4 u got sick which was to giv all for ur family and ask 4 nothin..........i wish u so much hate the fact ur gone. luv ya t
a new yr without u!
hi granda xmas came and gone it was ok just wish u were hear to spend it with us. wish i cudve got u a present instayed of a gift 4 ur grave,were does the time go...... nxt we no u will be gone a year..... but it seems like a lifetime since i seen u. happy new yr just wish u were hear. luv ya big t!
new year
well granda wat else can i say except happy new year! christmas has been and gone every one did their best to make the day go ok but it was hard. nearly nine months have past but it seems like a lifetime since i spoke 2 u last! i hugged my granda seamus yesterday and wished him happy new year and i wished i could hug u aswell and wish u happy new year.love you and miss you everyday
kathleen xox
miss u
hi m8.....my bday came and went just the usual stuff the only difference was u wernt her to wish me happy bday and that was so hard 2 take but i no u will giv me the strength 2 get over it and mov on with my life.......i will never forget u ur u were the best and no 1 will tell me any differnt. luv ya big t
hi granda ive been thinkin abot u quite alot lately, well i think abot you evryday but i jus thought i would leve a comment. only a few weeks to go until christmas but 2 be honest it doesnt really have the same meaning 2 me anymore. its gona b strange not ringin u at 7 in the morning to wish u merry christmas or going down da get r fry and open r presents.but i supose all we can do is enjoy it as best we can.hope your chrsitmas is as good this year as the ones we had with u. luv u and miss u evryday xox
hi daddy hope ur ok . its not so good down here daddy its just so hard without you daddy and this time of year doesnt make it any better xmas a time you loved so much and every year on the 1st december you and me would put the tree up togather and you would say ( now hope im here next year to put it up) and when we take it down you say the same (now hope im here next year to take it down ) well daddy the 1st december came and it went and i put the tree up like we did ever year for my whole life and this year i had to do it without you but i did it for you because i no ud want me to. please daddy help me to go on with out you its just not fair and im not sure i no how to do it anymore i love u so much daddy xxxxxxxxx
ITS SO HARD
GRANDA Y DO PEOPLE SAY IT GETS EASIER AS TIME GOES ON? WELL IT DOESNT I DONT NO WHAT IT IS BUT THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN SO HARD 4 ME I JUST CANT SEEM TO GET URE FACE OUTA MY HEAD AND THE PAIN THAT WAS ON URE FACE THEM LAST COUPLE OF YEARS U WERE HEAR WITH US. I JUST MISS U SO MUCH I CANT BRING MYSELF TO GO TO THE GRAVE AND THINK OF U LAYIN THEIR IN THAT HOLE, PLEASE GRANDA GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO GET OVER THIS ITS SO HARD.....LUV YA BIG T
Hi Granda
Hi Granda well theres another week finished in work thankfully haha...We were all at a mass for you the other night it was really nice was good to say some prayers for you and granny and well for everyone just...Im doing my course at tech, the same stuff as daddy does its going well its hard but im enjoying it so thats main thing..Supposed to have a footie match tomorrow not sure whats happeing wit it tho it might be cancelled.. Havent really been playing much since got out of hospital in September very hard getting back in the team but im sticking at and training hard so fingers crossed be back playing soon...Speak to you soon love you
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